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Doris Kearns Goodwin's classic life of Lyndon Johnson, who presided over the Great Society, the Vietnam War & other defining moments the tumultuous '60s, is a monument in political biography. From the moment the author, then a young woman from Harvard, 1st encountered President Johnson at a White House dance in the spring of 67, she became fascinated by the man: his character, his enormous energy & drive, & his manner of wielding these gifts in an endless pursuit of power. As a member of his White House staff, she soon became his personal confidante. In the years before his death he revealed himself to her as to no other. Widely praised & enormously popular, Lyndon Johnson & the American Dream is a biography like few others. With insight & a richly engrossing style, the author renders LBJ in all his vibrant, conflicted humanity. Preface Prologue Growing up Education & the dream of success The making of a politician Rise to power in the senate The senate leader The vice-presidency The transition year The great society Vietnam Things go wrong Under siege in the White House The withdrawal Epilogue Acknowledgments Author's Postscript Notes Index Genres History Biography Nonfiction Presidents Politics American History Us Presidents